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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Whittaker Chambers hide the "state secrets"?
(a) His house.
(b) A carved out pumpkin.
(c) His son's toy chest.
(d) A deserted lot.

2. Before her hearing, Hellman had to go to _____ for a script consultation.
(a) London.
(b) Rome.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

3. What wire did Laughton receive?
(a) A subpoena.
(b) A notification of a friend's death.
(c) A message in code.
(d) A foreign threat.

4. Hellman was considered a ________, not a Communist.
(a) Republican.
(b) Traitor.
(c) Independent.
(d) Radical.

5. Wills explains that the tactics of the Committee created an environment of _______ in America.
(a) Greed.
(b) Calmness.
(c) Dependence.
(d) Distrust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wills describe as the resolution for the Great Depression?

2. Wills sees institutions like the House Committee as what?

3. Before Hellman's politics developed, what did she miss?

4. What did Hellman admire about the radicals?

5. Hammett compared his time in jail to ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Was Hellman a Communist? Why did the government scrutinize her?

2. Who created the Blacklist and House Committee and what was its purpose?

3. In the House Committee, how did measures progress after Hoover joined?

4. What were Hellman's opinions of how McCarthy and Nixon saw their own preaching?

5. How did America's post-World War II attitude fuel the start of the Cold War?

6. Why did Hellman turn down the contract to write and produce four movies?

7. How were the liberal Democrats convinced to support the House Committee and Blacklist?

8. How was Gary Cooper taunting the government during his hearing?

9. Wills explains that the Cold War, like World War II, was not about fighting men or countries. What were these wars about fighting? Why was this a more formidable enemy?

10. Other than the subpoena, what troubles did Hellman face? How helpful were Hellman's friends during this time?

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